Anil Urs In Chennai &Amp; Bangalore

Stories by Anil Urs In Chennai &Amp; Bangalore

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

During the last few years, Mysore has been witnessing unprecedented growth in real estate, with a large number of housing co-operative societies having secured land for development of residential colonies.

How controversies dog the IIMs

How controversies dog the IIMs

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Even as the government considers a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Management answerable to the Parliament, it appears the IIMs - considered home to some of the best brains in the country - have shifted from being seats of learning to seats

B'lore to see 1.4 lakh apartments in 4 yrs

B'lore to see 1.4 lakh apartments in 4 yrs

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2007

Bangalore is set to see 1.4 lakh new residential apartment units entering the market in 3 to 4 years and the city will see price stabilisation in 2007 as against a steep rise in prices in 2006.

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

FIPB defers decision on Hutch-Essar

Rediff.com   24 Apr 2007

When asked whether the Reserve Bank of India had sent any further comments, Dua replied in the negative.

Wachovia set to diversify in India

Wachovia set to diversify in India

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Wachovia, one of the largest banks in the US, with an asset base of more than $700 billion, is set to diversify in India.

Now NIIT eyes Russia, S Africa, Saudi Arabia

Now NIIT eyes Russia, S Africa, Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

NIIT Limited, a provider of IT training, learning and knowledge solutions, is set to expand its overseas presence by expanding its chain of IT education training centres in a few emerging countries and by entering new geographies.

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

BPOs want the real you, not a fake

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

Given that some BPOs conduct nearly 150 interviews a day, the threat of fudged resumes and impersonation is compounded many times over.

DLF lines up 2 integrated townships in Bangalore

DLF lines up 2 integrated townships in Bangalore

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

DLF, a Delhi-based integrated real estate development company, as part of its strategy for the Bangalore real estate market has lined up two integrated townships worth altogether Rs 400 crore (Rs 4 billion).

Future Group to dress up homes

Future Group to dress up homes

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2007

To launch 'Hometown' stores.

BEL chief hangs up his boots

BEL chief hangs up his boots

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2007

Y Gopala Rao who retired as chairman and managing director, Bharat Electronics, a defence PSU based out of Bangalore, had identified cutting costs as a key objective for the future.

Luxury retail demand boom in Bangalore

Luxury retail demand boom in Bangalore

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2007

Large format shopowners look outside malls for spaces with international look & feel.

Donate to your favourite temple via phone

Donate to your favourite temple via phone

Rediff.com   27 Jan 2007

Airtel has launched a new service -- Temple Offering -- for its subscribers in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The service will help Airtel subscribers to make their donations to temples using their mobile phones.

Cambridge divests arm biz to ACS for $30 mn

Cambridge divests arm biz to ACS for $30 mn

Rediff.com   25 Jan 2007

Cambridge Solutions, a Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) integrated IT & BPO firm, has sold a part of its government vertical, run under its subsidiary Albion in the United States to Affliated Computer Services for $30 million.

Compuware Corp eyes acquisitions

Compuware Corp eyes acquisitions

Rediff.com   24 Jan 2007

US-based IT company Compuware Corporation opened its first India office in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Daimler seeks govt support

Daimler seeks govt support

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

DaimlerChrysler India, which doubled the sales of its Mercedes-Benz luxury cars in India in calendar 2006, is seeking government support to further develop the luxury car market in India.

'Indian real estate cos have to be fair'

'Indian real estate cos have to be fair'

Rediff.com   11 Jan 2007

Dr Cor van Zadelhoff is no stranger to India and comes here for both work and pleasure. A pioneer in the European real estate business, he has friends among the Indian royal families through the polo circuit.

Bangalore to see commercial space boom

Bangalore to see commercial space boom

Rediff.com   29 Dec 2006

19 per cent of national supply to come up in the city.

Is the economy actually booming?

Is the economy actually booming?

Rediff.com   18 Dec 2006

Despite Karnataka's impressive economic growth in the 1990s, its performance in human development remains just about average, according to the Karnataka Human Development Report 2005, released on Friday.

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Wadias win first round in battle with Danone

Rediff.com   6 Dec 2006

The Bombay high court on Tuesday restrained French dairy major Groupe Danone from selling the shares of Avesthagen, a Bangalore-based bionutritional company.

Expats drive Jubilant's drug discovery business

Expats drive Jubilant's drug discovery business

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2006

Increasing band of expats is driving the Jubilant Organosys drug development and discovery business. Of the total 1,025 scientific manpower strength